Occlusal Splints for Painful Craniomandibular Dysfunction

This guide outlines basic principles and scientific and theoretical background for the treatment of painful craniomandibular dysfunction using occlusal splints. Specialists working in prosthodontics and oral health and medicine in Germany and Switzerland outline background on the disease and when the treatment is required or not required, diagnosis, and other treatment methods; a structured treatment approach to the condition, with cases; the interocclusal registration in splint therapy; splint fabrication; functional rehabilitation; and detailed information on risks, diagnostic techniques, treatment options and results, the neurobiologic background of occlusal splint therapy, the neurobiology and biomechanics of the therapy, and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies to provide cerebral representation of occlusion. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)